Parramatta Eels vs Manly Sea Eagles: NRL live scores, blog, highlights

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22nd April, 2018

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When: 2pm (AEST)
Where: ANZ Stadium
TV: Fox League
Betting: Eels $2.30, Sea Eagles $1.65

Eels
1 Clint Gutherson, 2 Jarryd Hayne, 3 Michael Jennings, 4 Brad Takairangi, 5 George Jennings, 6 Corey Norman, 7 Mitchell Moses, 8 Kane Evans, 9 Kaysa Pritchard, 10 Tim Mannah (c), 11 Manu Ma'u, 12 Tony Williams, 13 Peni Terepo, 14 Will Smith, 15 Kenny Edwards, 16 David Gower, 17 Daniel Alvaro, 18 Beau Scott, 19 Josh Hoffman, 20 Suaia Matagi, 21 Marata Niukore

Sea Eagles
1 Tom Trbojevic, 2 Brad Parker, 3 Dylan Walker, 4 Brian Kelly, 5 Akuila Uate, 6 Lachlan Croker, 7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c), 8 Addin Fonua-Blake, 9 Apisai Koroisau, 10 Martin Taupau, 11 Joel Thompson, 12 Jack Gosiewski, 13 Jake Trbojevic, 14 Matthew Wright, 15 Shaun Lane, 16 Lloyd Perrett, 17 Taniela Paseka, 18 Jonathan Wright, 19 Lewis Brown, 20 Frank Winterstein, 21 Toafofoa Sipley

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Curtis Figon

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22nd April, 2018

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Match result:

Parramatta produced the NRL’s biggest head-to-head turnaround in 16 years as they snapped their winless start to the season and heaped all their misery onto Manly in a 44-10 flogging.

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Final score
Parramatta Eels 44
Manly Sea Eagles 10

Match preview:

Old hostilities resume as the Parramatta Eels take on the Manly Sea Eagles. Join The Roar for a live blog from 2pm (AEST).

The Eels have not only won a game all season and have clearly been second best in each outing.

As such, Brad Arthur continues to rotate his side, in search of the winning formula.

Jarryd Hayne returns from a quad injury, replacing the injured Bevan French on the wing. Brad Takairangi will make an early return from his fractured eye socket, replacing injured centre Kirisome Auva’a.

Peni Terepo shifts to lock due to Tepai Moeroa being ruled out because of concussion protocols, while Kane Evans fills the void in the front row. Will Smith and David Gower also return, taking spots on the bench, while Beau Scott has been dropped to the NSW Cup.

Of course, things haven’t really been much better for the Sea Eagles.

Manly have lost three of their last four games against the backdrop of salary cap drama, and now a division among the playing group surrounding Jackson Hastings.

Last weekend, Manly were booed off their own turf after sustaining a heavy loss to the Wests Tigers. However, they are unchanged from last week’s loss.

It all makes the 54-0 blowout in Round 2 between these two seem an eternity ago.

Prediction
It’s crazy to tip a team who hasn’t looked good at all this season. A team that is winless, a team that is failing to come close to the expectations placed upon them at the beginning of the year.

But that is what I’m going to do. C’mon guys, Parra have to win at some stage… right?

Eels by 8.

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